Travel to Bahamas

The Bahamas is an archipelago of numerous islands. There are about 2,000 islands by including the keys which are small islands that form coral reefs. The Bahamas is the Spanish word decent and means "shallow water"

Islands

Grand Bahama an ecological park with a system of limestone caves. The eco-tourism center, offering nature tours, national parks and botanical gardens.

New Providence Island - dominated by capital, Nassau

Paradise Island - home to the giant casino resort Atlantis

The archipelago of the Bahamas, especially the top of the banks were formed in between 90.000 and 120 years of the formation of coral reefs. The famous pink sand beaches of the Bahamas have their dynamic aspect of the broken pieces of seashell along with the sand. The highest place in the Bahamas is Mount Alvernia on Cat Island, which is 63 meters (200 feet) tall.

Other destinations

There are several services that operate cruise trips to private islands in the Bahamas .. To visit these islands generally have to be a passenger on the cruise line to hold the island.

The dolphin encounter is a natural attraction, the dolphins of sea water with Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions can be found on Blue Lagoon Island (Salt Cay), a private island and tourist is 5 km (three miles) from Nassau, Bahamas.

Bahamas History

Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on the island of San Salvador in 1492. The British settlement on the islands began in 1647, the islands became a colony in 1783. Since its independence from Britain in 1973, the Bahamas have prospered through tourism, international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major illegal drug trafficking, particularly shipments to the U.S., and its territory is used for the smuggling of illegal migrants in the U.S.

Bahamas Culture

The official language of the Bahamas is English. The people are friendly and very religious: the Bahamas has one of the highest proportions of churches per capita in the world, with Baptists as the largest group. Local newspapers are showing the religious references by elected officials in a way that exceeds what you would find in other countries. This devotion does nothing to prohibit the activities of visitors nor is it intended. There is a very "liberal" attitude about personal morals.

Bahamas Festivals

The biggest party in the timing of the Bahamas is Junkanoo, a street carnival held on Boxing Day (December 26) and New Year's Day (January 1). Junkanoo groups "rush" through the streets of cities, especially Nassau, wearing spectacular costumes of crepe paper and disposable and playing distinctive Junkanoo music, which combines African rhythms with loud brass and cowbells, fusing together in a medley rotating in cacophony, but it is very danceable.

Music

There are many types of music heard in the culture of the Bahamas, but the four most common rhythms of music are Calypso, Soca, Junkanoo and rake. The music of the Bahamas is primarily associated with Junkanoo, a celebration that takes place on Boxing Day and again on New Year's Day. Parades and other celebrations mark the ceremony.

The climate in the Bahamas

The climate is moderated by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, tropical marine. Hurricanes and other tropical storms cause flooding and wind damage. It can be great if changing winds. During the summer months, the temperature in the Bahamas rarely exceeds 90 ° F (32 ° C). Normal weather during the winter is mild, with temperatures around 60 ° F (16 ° C). The northern and western islands, the island of Grand Bahama, Great Abaco, Andros, Eleuthera and are somewhat cooler than the southern islands. The hurricane season in the Bahamas runs between June and November and rain storms are expected during this period.